Disappearing wall-bed.



E. L. GILLESPIE.

DISAPPEARING WALL BED. I APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, 1911.

Patented Jan. 30,1912.

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E. L. GILLESPIE.

DISAPPEARING WALL BED.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, 1911.

ATTORNEY UNITED sra'grsriarnur OFFICE.

EDWARD L. GILLESPIE, 0F SEATTLE,WASHI1\TGTON.

DISAPPEARING WALL-BED.

To all whom, it may concern Be it known that I, ED\VABD L. GILLESPIE, citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of W'ashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Disappearing all- Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in disappearing wall-beds.

The principal object of the invention is the provision of a folding bed of simple construction that may be conveniently mounted in a wallcloset or alcove to occupy the least amount of space practicable.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means for pivotally mounting the bed with supplementary counterbalancing devices that allow the same to be easily operated and which will reliably maintain the bed in its upright position when not in use.

A further object of the invention is the disposition of the said counterbalancing and other mechanism that they may not be visible and obtrusive in appearance when the bed is open or closed.

ith the aforementioned and other objects in view as will appear in the further description, the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of a disappearing wall-bed and the combination and adaptation therewith of devices, as will be hereinafter described and claimed with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of apparatus embodying my invention, shown in open condition. Fig. 2 is a like view of the same, in closed condition. Fig. 3 is a front view in cross section through 8'3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a fragmentary cross sectional view through 4 l of Fig. 1.

The following described devices are, unless otherwise specified, in duplicate and positioned in similar relative positions upon each side of the bed. One side only is described to avoid repetition and unnecessarily involved description.

The reference numeral 1 designates the frame of a wall closet adapted to receive the bed apparatus in upright condition when the same is closed. 2 is an upright postupon each side of said closet secured at top and bottom in sockets 3 and having a transversely disposed tubular bar 4 mounted therein at its respective ends, and whereat Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 23, 1911.

Patented Jan. 30,1912.

Serial No. 616,533.

the said posts may be suitably braced to the side walls of said closet, as at 5. A bed frame is pivotally connected to said bar and comprises the rectangular frame 6, the front legs 7 and the fixed head-and-foot boards 8 and 9, respectively. 10 is an angularly disposed brace having one end secured to the side rail of said frame and its other end olfset from the vertical plane of the side rails of said frame, and rigidly connected to the projecting end of a transverse rod 11 of said head-board. The former end of each said brace may desirably terminate in a rectangularly directed block 12 provided with a plane upper surface for close engagement with the lower surface of said side rail and an arc-shaped depression 13 arranged to be seated on the tubular bar 4. Said pivotal connections are afforded through the utilization of a U-shaped threaded bolt 14: which embraces said bar and is passed through apertures in the block and in the bottom flange of the respective side rail whereat it is fixedly secured by nuts 15.

A set collar 16 is provided on each post and a slidable collar 17 therebelow between which is positioned a helical spring 18 which serves to urge the collar 17 downwardly. Oppositely directed pins 19 on the latter collar afford pivotal connections with links 20 whose lower ends are similarly connected at 10 upon opposite sides to the upper portion of the brace 10. The amount of tension in the spring 18 may be varied by the vertical adjustment of the set collar 16, as by a cotter-pin 21 which may be selectively positioned in spaced holes 22 in said post.

23 is an extension of the head-board of the bed-frame which is hingedly connected thereto through the pivotal engagement of vertical end members 24 at each side thereof with the transverse rod 11. Said members may be flanged for fixedly securing same conveniently to a vertical panel 25. Said panel is provided with a pin 26 upon each of its opposite vertical sides and which projects into an arcuate slot 27 of a fixture 28 secured on the respective lateral walls of said closet and designed to guide the movements of upper portions of said panel.

When the bed is in its closed or inoperative condition, as shown in Fig. 2, the spring 

